Unlike her sister-in-law, Ursula was indulging in a very deep, dreamless sleep. It was no stroke of luck either that she'd been spared from the same fate as her sister-in-law. Lately she had taken to dosing herself with sleeping draughts at night due in some part to the constant fear when bedtime came around that she would have more dreams featuring her own death. The worst of it was that she was endlessly tired and yet often couldn't fall asleep at night due to some discomfort or other, either physical or mental. The longing for laudanum was also worsening and it was all she could do to distract herself from it.

Day time sleeping was another matter though - she'd honed that skill down to a fine art - and yet she couldn't remember the last time she'd awoken feeling anything but exhausted. The sleeping draughts just made everything easier, if she was asleep she didn't have to think about how long she had left before the child came or... Well anything else for that matter. They did leave her very groggy in the mornings, however. This morning was no exception, especially when she hadn't anticipated being woken for some time yet.

Some level of her consciousness was vaguely aware of something happening around her but not enough to lift her from sleep fully to investigate. Her hand twitched in Elladora's direction slightly but that was it.
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